How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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# e& P( U1 f4 i& P+ c7 @- A( j$ C; g公仔箱論壇The clear and present dangertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* v2 {3 ^ R! O7 H4 D1 K' p
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3 _: O5 |/ F: ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain asos.tvboxnow.com& W7 b( ?/ d5 X- |* l% W+ Z3 [+ H
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.os.tvboxnow.com- R) ^4 U) }7 k' i
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many公仔箱論壇; V( M* T+ @- ^9 c* K
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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# v) Z" O% s7 I, F0 RLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
$ _* A j2 f- C+ s公仔箱論壇in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
( D! q& `) n9 J5 D$ c公仔箱論壇the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
$ i+ z* {4 E' Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut because those who could afford would have sent their childrenTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 x( f6 u5 w2 H; k
overseas, who would decide not to come back.os.tvboxnow.com# l2 r" ^3 f! t, `0 P4 M
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the* `- s6 n" a( W
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."- E& n2 T3 M( t1 }2 w I" L
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇2 ?% u: c5 Y( \, w0 K/ A2 g- v
are not here without a reason.
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$ C, z4 V8 {! I/ a# n& wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
2 w# e& h0 w, ?. }公仔箱論壇imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
' q$ E5 n5 X, o5 V8 q# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
, A2 c$ b2 H$ q& i3 s2 K- ros.tvboxnow.comcarefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a; ?( E# M ?$ k) y# J) K
glimpse of one or two of them.os.tvboxnow.com6 `! T. S2 V ^; D
# t j0 ]+ H/ F7 g( CThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
$ c2 M0 C+ B, Q8 Vwill not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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1 x+ v2 O; _3 T8 l- f7 G4 _The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
% j2 M* k$ H. D8 v ydecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,6 W* l! j) }6 z* a* ^3 k, a" q" |2 i! z
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressiveos.tvboxnow.com2 | }; B4 Y- Z7 D& ?+ u% ^' _; w! [
Islamisation.os.tvboxnow.com; z0 c) d* \0 X* @9 ? k6 i M1 z- _, N
: r, s9 G# H" s3 `3 d公仔箱論壇This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.公仔箱論壇- j% V" Y# I( M; t3 s* u9 Q
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait4 O9 \8 a u! P% T
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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. J2 P8 E" P% K2 ]$ V6 o3 }1 M+ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths andtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 U: O' Y3 N) B. @2 U j& e
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a0 B' o( K; M6 _( ~* q+ W" l; L; S3 c
predestination.公仔箱論壇% C4 ]& w% S5 f8 N$ K# ^
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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f) q& @5 h0 c( o* {0 g' M; B, w2 Q- Lethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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exit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
$ [% [& W' G. Z; ]8 @, s; ]conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
! C3 H* S7 e" ^公仔箱論壇common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
/ M( o9 r* ~' ?% o. m4 Rsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a' {1 i9 x* g, W$ N2 W6 C* I
much more promising future here.0 [4 N; B2 W0 z d/ j& O
So will Malaysia .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' E, B& v+ J* g+ {: q
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element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, willTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ O1 U; m) c4 t8 X
be their very own competitiveness.
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1 y9 |; u! R' T! ]os.tvboxnow.comIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly$ O$ J: q9 h& x c
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if ourtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; s Q8 |4 i! p& o- R% h# h! j1 a
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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$ i9 n$ B- F1 Q0 p' a. } Y& A0 OWe cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years9 x1 [/ w" ~4 o( I2 m4 o
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.os.tvboxnow.com4 N9 F: b' [' B/ V
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently takingos.tvboxnow.com7 f1 t7 R6 ]" Y, x. @" m
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese# l0 [- I* ~4 p, N8 ?; \% Q! i( b8 I
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present @$ i' q, ?( D5 ~9 F
danger.
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! _ c2 G4 B- h- q# `, _公仔箱論壇What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andos.tvboxnow.com- `) K, }' g) G
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